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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 57156

In this procedure a doctor places a small device inside the vagina that will later be loaded with a radioactive source to deliver radiation directly to nearby tissue, a treatment known as brachytherapy. It's commonly used as part of treatment for gynecologic cancers such as cervical or uterine cancer. The device itself does not contain radioactive material during placement; that is added afterward in a separate step.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $479 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$170 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$295 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,820Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $479professional $204

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Arkansas· 30th of 51

$229

AK $603KY $158

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.